Best extern monitor for MacBook

I have a question I am planning on buying a MacBook (2,4 ghz, 4GB). My biggest doubt about it, is the screen. I read a lot about the poor quality. But I want a portable laptop, cause I travel a lot with it. But when I'm at home, i want a screen with better graphics (as good as possible). So I'm looking for the best external screen. Size: 24-26". But I'm a student and do not have that much cash, so I'm searching for a screen costing $400 or cheaper. What do you guys recommend?

whatever you choose, if not apple's cinema display, you'll have to get an adapter.
check out Monoprice they have them for $15 instead of the $30 that apple wants. plus they also have a HDMI version that apple doesn't

Anyhow, that's all I have looked at so far! I am leaning towards the Dell UltraSharp, but it is a little pricy and if there isn't much of an advantage between it and the $300 models, then it doesn't make sense.

Yeah. The apple LED-one is my favorite too. But since I do not have the money, I'm looking for one with nice, bright colors. In a Saturn-store I saw a Samsung-screen that looked quite nice. I think it was the smaller brother of the 2693HM. It had some kind of red-glowing rim on the bottom. That one had pretty bright colors...

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